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Is Los Zetas Military Cartel Planning a Bloody Revolution in Mexico?

Massive numbers of strategically stashed high impact weapons and uniform caches; intelligence breakdowns; a cartel that evolved from Mexican Special Forces. Mexico's in trouble, the U.S. is in trouble

(COLOMBUS, N.M.) - This article is a description of events over the last three years on both sides of the U.S./Mexican border that reveal covert relationships between the two country's armed forces, and also the needless challenges the Mexican government faces against the deadly cartels.

Mexico would prefer to fight this war without assistance from the U.S. government that is fully undermined.

Pilger`s Documentary The Wars You Don`t See

His latest documentary, "THE WARS YOU DON'T SEE." is meant perhaps for the western audience, revealing deeply disturbing truth that affects us all.

(NEW DELHI ) - "John Pilger is a world-renowned investigative journalist, author and documentary filmmaker, who began his career in his homeland, Australia, before moving to London in the 1960s.

He has been a foreign correspondent and writes for The New Statesman and the U.K. Guardian. He has twice won Britain’s Journalist of the Year Award...

Environment News: Climate Disaster (and Denial) Grows

The dead zone threatens commercial and recreational fisheries valued at more than $1.6 billion, the NOAA said in a statement.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In the southwestern US, smoke from massive wildfires contaminates the air and forces evacuations.

Located 200 miles from the mammoth Wallow Fire, the skies of Albuquerque, New Mexico, have recently resembled Los Angeles and Mexico City in their worst years of pollution.

Notice of Cancellation Published On Lannan Foundation Site

John Pilger/David Barsamian Event Cancelled..Speakers Struggled for Communication From Foundation.

(WINDSOR, N.H.) - Roughly two weeks ago, I heard that the Lannan Foundation had, without comment to the speakers or the media, canceled a screening of John Pilger's landmark film.

Audiences lost the chance to see “The War You Don't See”, along with a companion conversation with John and David Barsamian, director of Boulder, Colo.-based Alternative Radio.

El Grito de El Paso (The Cry of El Paso)

Defending Mexican refugees has emerged as a big issue in El Paso and other places.

(EL PASO) - On Memorial Day, Albuquerque resident Michael Brown embarked on a run of more than 260-miles to the US-Mexico border.

The long-distance runner began his marathon at the spot where the bodies of 11 murdered women were found on Albuquerque’s West Mesa back in February 2009. Headed south, the US Navy veteran stopped at a grave site to honor his fallen military brethren and then visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Truth or Consequences, NM.

Love, Struggle and Memory in Ciudad Juarez

Magdalena Garcia, widow of disappeared architect Ricardo Gatica, said: “I want justice!”
“You are not alone!” the crowd roared back.

(CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico) - Completing an epic journey across Mexico, the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity arrived late last week to a tumultuous welcome in Ciudad Juarez.

It's the place where the beleaguered border city poet and caravan organizer Javier Sicilia calls Mexico’s “epicenter of pain.”

Pilger`s Iraq Film Cancelled, Where is Santa Fe New Mexico` Soul?

Pilger's film confronts the American conscience for its role in Iraq.

(WEST KINGSTON R.I.) - Australian correspondent John Pilger's latest film, “The War You Don’t See” – mainly about Iraq, includes footage you won’t readily find elsewhere together with stories of the media cover -ups.

The U.S. premier of the film was scheduled as part of a major event by the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe. Pilger and David Barsamian were to discuss free speech, US foreign policy and censorship in the media.

Little Santa Fe and Big Trailer Town

Despite economic crisis, Dona Ana County is expected to reach a population somewhere between 309,000 and 350,000 people by 2040.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Every spring, the British flag flutters over the old Mexican village of Mesilla in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.

Border History Lives On

Museo Urbano opens new intellectual doors for understanding El Paso’s historical roots and cultural legacies.

(EL PASO, Tx.) - Dancing to the soaring cumbia sounds of Frontera Bugalu, a large crowd inaugurated El Paso’s newest gem this month.

Tim and Bonnie King Receive 2011 Silver Spoke Media Award in Albuquerque (VIDEO)

We do not take this amazing honor lightly.

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) - The Silver Spoke Awards Banquet at the 26th Annual National Coalition of Motorcyclists Convention was an honor for Bonnie and I to attend.

Held at the Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the political event was swarming with camaraderie and peaceful relations between so many American motorcycle clubs that we never were able to count them all.